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Seattle Seahawks Sale To The Khosla Family Is Complete RENTON, Wash. – Following approval by NFL owners on August 26, the Seattle Seahawks announced today that the sale of the franchise to the Khosla family has officially closed. The Khosla family is now the controlling owner of the team. Statement from the Khosla family: "We are honored and excited to begin this next chapter. The Seahawks are known for their championship culture, winning football, and a deep connection to th

STUCK IN SECOND GEAR: WHY CRE IS MOVING FORWARDBUT CAN'T REV ITS ENGINE Big-picture summary At the start of 2025, financial experts predicted interest rates would fall quickly toward 3.6%. Instead, long-term rates have remained around 4.5%. Commercial real estate is moving forward, but higher borrowing costs mean sponsors must adjust their capital plans to a higher-rate environment. Wall Street expected rates to fall approximately 1%, but actual rates remained nearly 1% highe

Hummingbird Bioscience Wins APAC Trailblazer Award at 2026 Nebius AI Discovery Awards From 647 applications worldwide, Hummingbird Bioscience was selected by an independent judging panel as a winner at the AI Discovery Awards hosted by Nebius The awards program spotlights companies leveraging AI to revolutionize biopharma, genomics, digital health, medical devices, and medical imaging Hummingbird Bioscience’s lab-in-the-loop AI Molecular Medicine platform has generated multip

CHG Issue #229: The Return of the Wrecking Ball Cedars Hill Group — June 8, 2026 -- Friday gave us the kind of market day that looks simple on the surface and gets more interesting the longer you sit with it. The jobs report was strong. Payrolls came in well above expectations, unemployment held steady, Treasury yields rose, the curve flattened, and the dollar rallied. On the surface, that is easy enough to explain: stronger labor market, less room for the Fed to ease, higher

Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II to Merge With Forge Nano in $1.2 Billion Stock Deal Trading View — April 21, 2026 — Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger to combine with Forge Nano in a stock transaction implying $1.2 billion of equity value for Closing Payment Shares at $10 per share, adjusted for assumed convertibles. The structure includes a Delaware reincorporation and a two-step merger, with up to 90 million earnout shares tied to stoc

CHG Issue #222: The great battle of our time a new global balance of power is being forged in the waters of Hormuz Cedars Hill Group — April 13, 2026 — War is unpredictable. Whenever a politician chooses to engage in a war, they take a great risk because the nature of politics is to make promises and deliver on them and war increases the chance of political failure. Therefore, the natural question to start with regarding the Iran War is why Trump chose to attack Iran? Trump

A New Chapter: Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rhumbix By Zach Scheel, CEO & Co-Founder Rhumbix — March 24, 2026 -- Today, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news: Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rhumbix. While we are limited in what details we can disclose today and completion is subject to customary closing conditions that need to be satisfied, rest assured our respective teams are working hard to finalize and close this excitin

Schmidt Industrial Services Acquires Metal & Cable Corp Citybiz — April 1, 2026 — Schmidt Industrial Services LLC , a leading provider of engineered metal solutions, pressure vessels and precision machining services, today announced the acquisition of Metal & Cable Corp , a recognized leader in magnetic mounting equipment and specialty metal sourcing. This strategic acquisition strengthens Schmidt Industrial’s position across telecommunications, energy, and power markets wh

Bent Pixels Acquires Sunny State Agency in $23M Deal to Expand Creator Media Across Snapchat and Short-Form Video Combines the largest independent creator network with a top Snapchat publisher to unify long-form and short-form creator media at global scale. LOS ANGELES , March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bent Pixels, the world's largest gaming and entertainment network per Comscore, today announced the acquisition of Sunny State Agency (SSA), a top global Snapchat publ

CHG Issue #221: Regime Change Three weeks into the war the markets have begun to settle into a new risk on, risk off regime. We can see it emerging in the back-and-forth reactions to the headlines last week. Monday through Wednesday alternated risk on, risk off and then Thursday and Friday were risk off. As we observed previously risk positions were cut after the initial shock of the attacks and now investors and algorithms are starting to make new bets based on the patterns

CLOSED! $13.3 Million Refinance for Multifamily Community – Richmond, Virginia John B. Levy & Company (JBLco) is delighted to announce the closing of a $13,300,000 refinance for Kensington Place Apartments, a multifamily community located in Richmond, Virginia. The loan was provided through Freddie Mac's lending platform. This milestone achievement reflects JBLco’s continued commitment to providing innovative financial solutions for stabilized multifamily assets in strong, i

CHG Issue #218: The Week the Map Broke Cedars Hill Group — March 9, 2026 — Last week opened with the realization of a long-held existential fear by the oil market: the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil futures were up on Sunday night but by Monday the ambiguity of that fear began to settle into the market. The waterway itself was not physically closed, but ships could no longer get insurance to traverse the waterway because of the IRGC’s threats. So, Trump being the maste

G‑L 1 Closes 2025 with Strong Momentum as CommercialMortgage Fundamentals Improve FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Richmond, VA — February 2026 The Giliberto Levy Commercial Mortgage Performance Index (G L 1) finished 2025 with clear forward momentum, posting a 1.56% total return in the fourth quarter and 8.71% for the full year—its strongest annual performance since before the pandemic and a notable inflection point for the commercial mortgage market. Beneath the headline returns, G L

Closed! Two New Affordable Multifamily Apartment Communities in Richmond, Virginia John B. Levy & Company — February 24, 2026 — John B. Levy & Company (JBLCO) is pleased to announce the successful closing of two new affordable housing communities located at 1400 Hull Street Road and 1500 Hull Street Road in Richmond, Virginia. The two properties are multifamily apartment communities situated along the Hull Street Road corridor, an area that continues to benefit from strong re

Closed! $25.35 Million First Mortgage Refinance Luxury Condominium Project – McLean, Virginia John B. Levy & Company — February 19, 2026 — John B. Levy & Company (JBL&Co.) is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $25,350,000 first mortgage refinance for The Lowell, a luxury condominium project located in McLean, Virginia. The loan was secured by residential condominium collateral within The Lowell, a recently constructed, 44‑unit luxury condominium project situate

G-L 2 Index Reports Explosive Growth in Loan Volume and Optimistic Year-End Outlook John B. Levy & Company — January 19, 2026 — The G-L 2 has released its Third Quarter Review, highlighting a surge in loan‑tracking activity and projecting a positive finish to the year. Despite challenges in select real estate sectors, overall indicators point to a high‑growth environment for the index. Rapid Growth The volume of loans tracked by the G‑L 2 is on an “explosive track.” Driven b

Cedars Hill Group — November 11, 2025 -- The great thing about demographics is they are slow moving and relatively straightforward in their cause-effect relationships. Over the long-term we know that economic growth = population growth + productivity growth. In the short term we may experience divergences from the underlying trend that are ultimately mean reverting. We can have confidence in the mean reverting nature because the underlying facts are immutable: the economy can

Giliberto-Levy High-Yield Real Estate Debt Index (G-L 2)Reports First Negative Quarterly Return Since 2015 John B. Levy & Company — October 21, 2025 — The Giliberto-Levy High-Yield Real Estate Debt Index (G-L 2) posted a total return of -0.13% for the second quarter of 2025, marking its first negative quarterly result since the third quarter of 2015. This compares with a revised +1.00% total return for the first quarter. “The second quarter brought a few surprises,” said John

Cedars Hill Group — October 7, 2025 --The tension between tradition and novelty is timeless. It causes pain and if we don’t learn from it, we ultimately become stuck in our ways and eventually outmoded. The ability to learn from pain is central to all competitive activities and the paradox of greatness is that you must experience a lot of loss on the path to greatness. Another important insight into greatness is that it is nearly impossible to hold onto for any extended peri

Closed! $19 Million in Equity and Debt Financing Off-Market Acquisition of a 130,000 SF Flex Portfolio in Owings Mills, MD Deal Highlights We're excited to announce the successful closing of a $19 million capital stack for the acquisition of a 130,000 square-foot flex portfolio in Owings Mills, MD. This strategic transaction underscores our commitment to identifying and capitalizing on high-potential commercial real estate opportunities. Property: 130,000 SF Flex Portfolio